Old Memories Revisited

Tonight, I watched Kaagaz ke phool , once again.

One of the most ironic stories of all times that mocks the world on its face, it gets deeper into me as everytime I notice new visuals, new words, new phrases cropping up, that I might have missed in all those dozens of times I saw this movie.

The partial stanza of the song that shows the high time of the main character of the movie, is what caught my attention this time.. ( this is the corus stanza with no lead singer, and the lead singer - Rafi, only says the last few lines...)

Waqt hai meherbaan, aarzoo hai jawaan;
Fiqr kal ki kya karen, itni fursat kahan;

Daur ye chalta rahe, Jaam badalta rahe;
Rang uchhalta rahe, roop machalta rahe;

Raat Har mehmaan, Hain bahaaren yahaan.
Raat gar dhal gayi, phir ye khushiyaan kahan.

... and then there is a lot of silence...

badhane lagi beqaraari; badhane lagi beqaraari

followed by the lined that send a shiver through the spine.

Pal bhar ki khushuiyaan hai saari....

The shiver of loneliness..

Arre dekhi zamaane ki yaari
Bichhde sabhi .. baari baari ...

That was the genius of Gurudutt... he knew what was coming in his life.. further...